Vehicle Details
Registration: BM68 AHD
Chassis: Volvo B11RT
Bodywork: Caetano Levante 3
Depot: Riverside (Coaching)
Livery: National Express
Year new: 2019
Vehicle History
October 2020
Go North East
National Express has suspended all Go North East's operational services, due to low usage. As such, this coach has been temporarily taken out of service.
August 2020
Go North East
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Following an increase in the number of diagrams being operated from Monday 10 August 2020, this vehicle has been reinstated within Chester-le-Street Depot's Coaching Unit.
April 2020
Go North East
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Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain a tax refund.
February 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle has now entered service within the Coaching Unit at Chester-le-Street Depot.
February 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle has now been delivered to Go North East, and is now undergoing PDI prior to entering service. This batch of five coaches have been ordered to replace the oldest stock at Chester-le-Street Depot's Coaching Unit, although only four of the coaches released will be withdrawn and disposed of, owing to the PVR increase in the Coaching Unit last year. Due to an issue at the DVLA with registering the original registration marks, 7138 - 7142 surrendered their BD68xxx registration marks prior to delivery and were re-registered to BM68xxx series registration marks. This vehicle is now consequently registered as BM68 AHD.
February 2019
Go North East
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Go North East have ordered five new coaches for the National Express contracts which the company operates. This follows the purchase of seven similar examples on the Scania K360EB4 chassis a few months ago, during November 2018, for East Yorkshire Motor Services. This vehicle, currently registered as BD68 TXJ, is now on-site at Caetano UK Ltd's yard on Mill Lane, Coalville, with delivery expected imminently.
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May 2012
Go North East
Ahead of the "Red Kite" brand being re-launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.
May 2015
Go North East
Following a number of publicity events to promote the investment into new vehicles for services 8 and 78, this vehicle has entered service at Stanley Depot on "Coast & Country" services 8/78.
May 2017
Go North East
Due to a large amount of paint coming off with the vinyls when these were stripped earlier this month, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.
May 2016
Go North East
Following repaint, this vehicle has gained "Fast Cats" branding, without route details above the windows.